Saturday, November 24, 2012

There always are moments and stories in everybody's life which is worth sharing and worth telling. So, here are two stories which I encountered and want to share at the moment.

Once I was going at my work on micro bus. That day there was so much traffic jam so there was so much crowd inside the vehicle and the seat was full. When the vehicle stopped at the bus station many people came rushing towards the bus to see whether there was space/seat available for them.

One woman asked the conductor "Is there seat in the bus?".

Then the conductor replied, "What are you saying auntie, can there be any bus without seats? There are so many seats in the bus but all are full right now." Everybody laughed.

Once I was in the queue to pay electricity bill of my home. There were two counters but only one queue. Three persons before me was an old man, carrying the electricity payment card and money on his hand. On the counter was two ladies; one aged and one young lady. The man before the old man's payment was finished and the aged woman on the counter was free. And even after 20 seconds or so the old man didn't gave the card and seems to be looking and waiting for the young lady to finish her work. The aged lady asked "Grandfather, Give me your electricity payment card. She is busy right now, Do you need to give the card to this lady?." Then, the old man knew exactly what she was saying and nervously murmured 'No, No.'. Then the woman on the counter said, "Then give it to me, there are also others who are waiting for their turn". Everybody laughed.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

To remove the complexity of this post let's just read this humours example. And most probably this is the reality of education.

Someone learns swimming. Then the swimming learned by third person is recorded in the form of books and is then taught in the school course book.

Teacher: This is how you have to move your left hand, then your right hand.

And then you have to move your left leg then your right leg.

And the most important thing is where the students' are being taught swimming?

They are being taught swimming in the 'Class Room', and by the teacher who has never swam in this entire life (have zero swimming experience) and is afraid of swimming and with river because he has done PHD. in swimming.

And one day by mistake the same student who have previously learned swimming not in the swimming pool but in the class room encounters with the river. Then the student jumps into the river since his teacher has taught in the class as how to move his hands and legs. He dives into the river to move his hands and legs, but inhaling water from the nose was not taught in the class.

While teaching 'inhaling water from the nose' was not in the chapter.

Before even moving his hands or legs as his teacher told him, he felt so much pain as he couldn't breathe. Then his entire effort goes on how to survive, then in the process his life ends.This is the exact situation of education. If you want to teach swimming, the child must be taken to the swimming pool. If you want to teach football, thestudents must be taken to the football ground.

The similar like in the above example is happening in our education not exactly like this one but like above example.

What we call 'Education' is absolutely not education at all since it has only been teaching us how to stay physically alive in this competitive world. i.e. It is only teaching us to pass examinations. Your
so called teachers prepare you just for passing the examinations, but they
do not talk to you about living, which is most
important; because very few know how to live. Most
of us merely survive, we somehow drag along,
therefore life becomes a miserable thing. Really to
live requires a great deal of love, a great feeling
for silence, a great simplicity with an abundance of
experience; it requires a mind that is capable of
thinking very clearly, that is not bound by
prejudice or superstition, by hope or fear.